Business Licenses and Permits

Hometown Food and Liquors has received a business license that will allow owners to serve beer following approval from the South Beloit Liquor Commission in Illinois.
However, it was refused permission to sell beer from a drive-thru window because of concerns surrounding underage drinking, according to the city’s mayor Michael Duffy.
Speaking to …

Business licenses will not double in price in the town of Century in Florida, despite worries that they could in the coming months.
Local officials failed to update permit regulations in 2008, meaning that under state law they were required to adopt the fee schedule of another government in Florida, according to …

The price of business licenses will not double in Century, Fla., despite worries to that effect.
Local officials failed to update the town’s permit regulations in 2008, meaning that under state law they were required to adopt the fee schedule of another government in Florida, according to northescambia.com.
Early indications were that Century would use Fellsmere’s fee …

Officials in Reidville, South Carolina, are finding it difficult to collect business license fees from subcontractors in Spartanburg County’s Tyger River Park because of the absence of an up-to-date list of who is working there.
Thousands of dollars are thought to be owed by subcontractors at the site because of a disconnect …

Seven home-elevation companies in New Orleans face losing their business license after being placed on probation by the city’s contractors’ licensing board.
Homeowners have complained after accusations of shoddy and incomplete work, meaning seven firms will now have to submit monthly reports to the board over the next three to six months.
Two …

Business license renewal fees could be lowered in Oceanside, California, after the advisory board voted unanimously to reduce rates earlier this week (September 13th).
Stores that require moderate to high levels of oversight and enforcement will see fees for new business licenses increase to $210 if the vote gets passed through the …

A theater in West Dundee has been shut down after serving alcohol without a business license for liquor for more than a year.
The Clearwater Theater has been without a state liquor license since March last year, but continued to distribute alcohol anyway.
An Illinois Liquor Control Commission made the discovery during …

Missouri is to clamp down on companies operating without a business license by issuing summonses on those flouting the rules.
Four firms are thought to be under threat from the aggressive tactics deployed by state officials after the business license renewal date passed at the end of April.
Emissourian.com reports that licenses …

The number of business licenses issued in Cherokee County during August rose following two months of decline.
Figures published by county officials reveal 138 new licenses were granted last month, compared to 124 in July.
Though this is down compared to August 2010′s figure of 144, this year’s year-to-date total of 1,426 is …

Business owners operating in the Central Business District of Emporia, Kansas, must now apply for a business license if they want to put any structure on the sidewalk.
A new sidewalk enhancement policy was unanimously voted for by the Emporia City Commission this week, dictating the implementation of benches, planters and bike …